Dreaming on the Page Wins Top Honor at IBPA Ben Franklin Award™️ Ceremony
“This recognition reaffirms the power of dreams and storytelling to inspire, connect, and transform lives. … Now more than ever I hope this book will inspire people to claim their dreams and their unique stories so together we can create a better and kinder world.”
Writing down dreams: A transformational journey
We are natural storytellers, as evidenced by our endlessly creative dreaming mind. I want writers to know that they have a rich source of inspiration, guidance, and a font of creativity flowing inside them and they can access it through increased awareness of their dreams.
Where has my writing time gone?
As the pandemic shifts, writers navigate the new normal Last week I drove through three states and rode a ferry to visit my father, stepmom, and brother for the first time in what feels like …
Mirror, River, Kayak: Dreaming on the Water
Is this the dream’s appeal: A world hidden below the surface of the one that bobs so self-assuredly above? One so real it topples what we think we know? The lure of a destination we can never quite describe on our return?
Q&A: On being a life-long dreamer and journalkeeper
I use my journals, especially my dream reports, to jump-start my own writing when I’m stuck, and I coach others to do the same.
5 Reasons Writers Should Keep a Dream Journal
Why keep a dream journal? Because as writers, when we are literate in the language of dreams, we gain access to fonts of understanding, imagination, and information that are valuable to our craft.
Celebrating One Year of Dreaming on the Page
After a few months of sketching out curricula, and researching online teaching platforms, (then learning to use said teaching platforms!) on March 4th, 2020 I officially launched Dreaming on the Page online. Today, that online school looks very much like the one I dreamed up in the pool while swimming on that late autumn afternoon.
Today, just as I imagined, Dreaming on the Page offers a variety of options for engagement
Why I Loved Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ … A Lot
The scene that stole my heart was when Jo pads around her attic studio late into the night, pacing in her stocking feet, rearranging pages of her manuscript, which are laid out in rows on the bare floor. It is rare, after all, to see an onscreen depiction of a woman involved in the gritty work that goes into creating smooth lines of prose.
Reporting from Within
Imagine a world in which the pundits on the nightly weigh in on big dreams from the day’s headlines. What did the reigning monarch dream last night? What recurring nightmare is plaguing the Prime Minister? Imagine the anchorwoman and talking heads arguing over interpretations of what these dreams might mean for cities and countries around the globe.
The Other Hand
Unlock the Meaning of Your Dreams It’s a strange paradox: Everybody dreams—several times each night in fact—and yet most people I talk to say they rarely remember theirs, and if they do they don’t pay …